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Our Collections

The Winding House collection consists of objects, documents & photographs relating to the social & domestic history, as well as industrial history of the whole of the Caerphilly County Borough area.

When the Winding House opened in 2008 there were 1500 items on the catalogue but today there are over 13 000. Some of these are on display at the Winding House, whilst others are cared for our in Collections Store.

If you wish to find out more about the objects in our collection, please feel free to contact us.

Donating an Object

The Winding House is always seeking interesting objects, images and documents whose histories help to tell the story of Caerphilly County Borough.

If you have an object of any kind - from any date - which directly relates to Caerphilly County Borough and you are interested in donating it to the museum, click on the image below to download our “How To” guide to donating.

Collection Gallery

Some of the museum's most recent acquisitions and donations:

Other examples of artefacts in the Winding House museum collection:

Search

Use our new online catalogue Chronicle Collection to search the records and databases of Caerphilly County Borough Libraries and the Museums and Heritage Service. Type in a place name or subject and discover the books, photographs, objects, digital stories and other information available in Caerphilly County Borough Council.